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单词 baobab
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ba•o•bab /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologya large tropical African tree that has an extremely thick trunk and a gourdlike fruit.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ba•o•bab  (bā′ō bab′, bä′ō-, bou′bab),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany large tree belonging to the genus Adansonia, of the bombax family, esp. A. digitata, which is native to tropical Africa, has an exceedingly thick trunk, and bears a gourdlike fruit.
  • Neo-Latin bahobab, first cited in a description of the tree's fruit by Italian physician and botanist Prospero Alpini (1553–1616 or 17); origin, originally obscure
  • 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
baobab /ˈbeɪəʊˌbæb/ n
  1. a bombacaceous tree, Adansonia digitata, native to Africa, that has a very thick trunk, large white flowers, and a gourdlike fruit with an edible pulp called monkey bread
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from a native African word
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